Publisher's Synopsis
Scroll below for a video sampling of the duets as played in Finale. This is a collection of 10 Baroque dance tunes, arranged as duets for soprano and tenor recorder. For experienced players, this will be a valuable collection appropriate for varied performances - school, church, civic, and more. The works could also be performed by or with other C instruments in treble clef, such as flute, oboe, and violin.The duets are dance music, mostly in slow triple meter. Many of the melodies will be familiar. The purchaser should have a good knowledge of the recorder and music reading, The volume includes Fairest Isle (Purcell), King William's March (Clarke), La Follia (Corelli), Largo, from Xerxes (Handel), "Lascia ch'io pianga" from the opera Rinaldo (Handel), Sarabande (Corelli), Sarabande (from Sonata VIII), Op. 5, No. 8 (Corelli), Sarabande (HWV 437) (Handel), Sarabande from Amaryllis Suite, (Handel), Siciliana from Sonata No. 5 (Galliard)
